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Listowel Races Supporters Club Lartigue Hurdle (Handicap) In Memory Of John Molyneaux (Listed)

15:07 Listowel Thu 24 Sep 2026 2m0f0y Class 1 Good 14 runners

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Mr Fox’s call

Beauvallon silks

Beauvallon

SPECULATIVE Advised 11/4 Est. 28%

🏁 4TH

Mr Fox says

Beauvallon (SR 132, 11/4) is comfortably the highest-rated horse in the field by a clear margin — 10 points above the next best Ben Hur (SR 122) — and carries the Mullins/Townend combination, which is the yard's unambiguous #1 runner given Paul Townend (38% strike rate) versus Danny Mullins (11%) on stablemate Kai Lung. The market has shortened 9% since opening, confirming quiet confidence from connections, and the DistFit:+ confirms ability at this trip. The GoingFit:- is the principal concern at 11-12 top weight, but this is a Listed contest where SR superiority is decisive and the 5-day weather window at Listowel in September frequently produces ground better than advertised; Townend's booking suggests connections are comfortable. Top weight in this class of field is manageable given the SR gulf. Each-way alternative: Game Point. Main danger: Ben Hur — Ben Hur (SR 122, 13/2) is the second-highest rated runner, carries 11-3 versus Beauvallon's 11-12 — a 9lb weight advantage — and DistFit:+ confirms proven ability at this trip; if Beauvallon's GoingFit:- proves telling, the lighter-weighted Meade runner is best placed to capitalise.

Verify· #19497

Full result

Winner: Game Point (IRE) at SP 10/1. Mr Fox’s picks highlighted in gold.

  1. 1 Game Point silks Game Point Fox #4 R P Cody · Sam Ewing 10/1
  2. 2 Ben Hur silks Ben Hur Fox #2 Noel Meade · Donagh Meyler 9/2
  3. 3 Mino Des Mottes silks Mino Des Mottes Fox #3 Gordon Elliott · Jack Kennedy 9/1
  4. 4 Beauvallon silks Beauvallon Fox #1 W. P. Mullins · Paul Townend 10/3
  5. 5 Adrienne silks Adrienne T M Walsh · Darragh O'Keeffe 14/1
  6. 6 Hopes Are High silks Hopes Are High William Durkan · Philip Byrnes 15/2
  7. 7 Rare Times silks Rare Times Ms Margaret Mullins · Josh Williamson(3) 16/1
  8. 8 Ole Ole silks Ole Ole Gavin Cromwell · Conor Stone-Walsh 9/1
  9. 9 O'Grady Cracker silks O'Grady Cracker A. Slattery · J J Slevin 14/1
  10. 10 Combs silks Combs Gordon Elliott · Danny Gilligan 12/1
  11. 11 It's Bobsled Time silks It's Bobsled Time Declan Queally · Michael Kenneally 28/1
  12. 12 Berto Ramirez silks Berto Ramirez Andrew McNamara · Aidan Kelly 33/1
  13. 13 Kai Lung silks Kai Lung W. P. Mullins · Danny Mullins 13/2
  14. — Royal Belief silks Royal Belief Cian Collins · Daniel King 25/1

Top 4 — how each finished

  1. 1 Beauvallon silks Beauvallon 11/4 🏁 4TH
  2. 2 Ben Hur silks Ben Hur 13/2 🥈 2ND
  3. 3 Mino Des Mottes silks Mino Des Mottes 15/2 🥉 3RD
  4. 4 Game Point silks Game Point 12/1 SP 10/1 🏆 WON